Long-tail dragonet
| Long-tail dragonet | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. neptunius |
| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus neptunius (Seale, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Calliurichthys neptunius Seale, 1910 | |
The long-tail dragonet (Callionymus neptunius) is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters around Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines where it occurs at depths of from 3 to 6 metres (9.8 to 19.7 ft). Males of this species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL while the females are smaller.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus neptunius". FishBase. February 2013 version.